1920s New Culture - Part IEach group should post his/her responses in the cells below.Make sure that both questions are answered fully. Include your first name + last initial at the bottom of your cell.
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Summary Statement: Prohibition, nativism, and fundamentalism brought changes to American culture. People were "embracing new forms of entertainment, discovering new recreational activities, and adopting the culture of consumerism."
Summary Statement: During the 1920s many citizens were embracing new forms of entertainment and activities, as well as adopting consumerism.Also during this time, literature and music were taking greater strides and becoming more popular, and the women's rights movement was slowly making progress.
Summary Statement:The 1920s were brimming with social change as both women and African Americans challenged cultural norms in the workplace, within music, and within fassion.
Supporting Details/Key Terms: - Carrie Chapman Catt - Leader of the National Suffrage Association, which later became the League of Women Voters. - Flappers - Women who broke the bonds of traditionalists and wore higher dresses, smoked, put on ample make-up, etc. - Jazz - Music formed by blacks in New Orleans that spread quickly throughout the country. Gave blacks opportunity to speak their beliefs and created a new-found freedom. - Harlem Renaissance - Like the jazz age, the Renaissance allowed for advances in black literature, poetry, music, and art. People like Marcus Garvey, Claude McKay, and Langston Hughes were prominent during this time and found their voice through white patronage. - Marcus Garvey - Led the United Negro Improvement Association and tried to start a movement for blacks to move back to Africa. He was unsuccessful and put in prison in 1925 for defrauding investors, but later was pardoned by Coolidge and was deported to Jamaica. - Claude McKay & Langston Hughes - Prominent black poets who talked about the wonders of Harlem and the greatness of the black race.
Supporting Details/Key Terms: Carrie Chapman Catt- leader of the National Suffrage Association National Suffrage Association- a group dedicated to women's suffrage. Often participated in lobbying and petitioning Congress 19th Amendment- gave women the right to vote. Ratified August 21st, 1920 flappers- a new appearance for women. Charicterized by high dresses, rolled down stockings, smoking, lots of makeup. and dancing the Charleston United Negro Improvement Association- an orginization to relocate blacks citizens back to Africa to sponsor black bussinesses and to help fund the Black Star Line Steamship Company. Marcus Garvey- influential political leader whos platform was based on promoting black expression and racial pride, ending imperialism in Africa, and unifying the disperesed black population. Founded the UNIA. Nick Dalena
Supporting Details/Key Terms: National Suffrage Association-led by Carrie Chapman Catt-fought for women's suffrage 19th Amendment-ratified August 21, 1920-gave women the right to vote. Flappers-women breaking from the cultural norm Most women were not flappers, looked down on them Harlem Renaissance-African American cultural revolution Marcus Garvey-promoted black expressionism and racial pride, ending imperialism in Africa, unifying black population United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)-help black citizens relocate to Africa, sponsor black businesses, help fund the Black Star Line Steamship Company.
New Culture - Part IEach group should post his/her responses in the cells below.Make sure that both questions are answered fully. Include your first name + last initial at the bottom of your cell.
- Carrie Chapman Catt - Leader of the National Suffrage Association, which later became the League of Women Voters.
- Flappers - Women who broke the bonds of traditionalists and wore higher dresses, smoked, put on ample make-up, etc.
- Jazz - Music formed by blacks in New Orleans that spread quickly throughout the country. Gave blacks opportunity to speak their beliefs and created a new-found freedom.
- Harlem Renaissance - Like the jazz age, the Renaissance allowed for advances in black literature, poetry, music, and art. People like Marcus Garvey, Claude McKay, and Langston Hughes were prominent during this time and found their voice through white patronage.
- Marcus Garvey - Led the United Negro Improvement Association and tried to start a movement for blacks to move back to Africa. He was unsuccessful and put in prison in 1925 for defrauding investors, but later was pardoned by Coolidge and was deported to Jamaica.
- Claude McKay & Langston Hughes - Prominent black poets who talked about the wonders of Harlem and the greatness of the black race.
Carrie Chapman Catt- leader of the National Suffrage Association
National Suffrage Association- a group dedicated to women's suffrage. Often participated in lobbying and petitioning Congress
19th Amendment- gave women the right to vote. Ratified August 21st, 1920
flappers- a new appearance for women. Charicterized by high dresses, rolled down stockings, smoking, lots of makeup. and dancing the Charleston
United Negro Improvement Association- an orginization to relocate blacks citizens back to Africa to sponsor black bussinesses and to help fund the Black Star Line Steamship Company.
Marcus Garvey- influential political leader whos platform was based on promoting black expression and racial pride, ending imperialism in Africa, and unifying the disperesed black population. Founded the UNIA.
Nick Dalena
National Suffrage Association-led by Carrie Chapman Catt-fought for women's suffrage
19th Amendment-ratified August 21, 1920-gave women the right to vote.
Flappers-women breaking from the cultural norm
Most women were not flappers, looked down on them
Harlem Renaissance-African American cultural revolution
Marcus Garvey-promoted black expressionism and racial pride, ending imperialism in Africa, unifying black population
United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)-help black citizens relocate to Africa, sponsor black businesses, help fund the Black Star Line Steamship Company.